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Pat Rabbitte sticks it to Pat Carey on Prime Time

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Palin's Qualifications for President : Dispatches from the Culture Wars

Palin's Qualifications for President

Posted on: November 24, 2010 11:09 AM, by Ed Brayton

The website Conservatives4Palin (apparently named by Prince) offers a top ten list of reasons why Sarah Palin is qualified to be president. Here's all you need to know about that list: "Ten years volunteer work in the Parent-Teacher-Association" is second.

Makes you wonder what #3 is, doesn't it? "Two years pro-life advocacy." But this is my favorite part. Number five on the list is "Two and a half years governing the largest state in America." Of course, it's the smallest state by population (or very close to it). Apparently, governing empty land is valuable experience. But this is the punchline:

As her state's chief executive, Palin not only oversaw 15,000 state employees and a $12 billion budget, she was immersed in the threats facing our nation as her state is the first line of defense against rogue ballistic and nuclear weapons that might be fired from North Korea or the former Soviet Union.

Now that's using creative language to make the fact that she can see Russia from her breakfast nook sound like serious preparation. She was "immersed in the threats facing our nation"? Seriously? They make it sound like she was manning a Patriot missile battery just waiting for a rogue ICBM to come flying by. But wait, it gets better:

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Oliver Willis

What Has Obama Done?

12:13 pm EST November 4th, 2010 | Humor | 1 Comment

Question: What The Fuck Has Obama Done So Far?

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And I Will Strike Down Upon Thee With Great Vengeance And Furious Anger

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wow, I was looking for my favorite old testament quote and found this on You Tube

A reason to vote Republican in Texas? - Democratic Candidate Wants Obama Impeached, War with England : Dispatches from the Culture Wars

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Strange women flying about from Alaska receiving pink panties is no basis for a system of government.

Creepiest. Tweet. Ever.

Posted on: October 26, 2010 11:32 AM, by Ed Brayton

This may be the creepiest tweet ever. First the picture:

That's Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the proto-fascist lawman of Maricopa County, Arizona, and Sarah Palin. Now the caption:

I just got done welcoming Sarah Palin to our County. Had a nice chat and gave her a pair of pink underwear.

To quote the late, great Greg Giraldo: "I couldn't cringe any harder if I just saw my mom in a bukkake video."

Strange women flying about from Alaska receiving pink panties is no basis for a system of government.

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Feynman :: Inconceivable nature of nature

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Real Americans, Please Stand Up - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com

Real Americans, Please Stand Up

By DICK CAVETT

Dick Cavett on his career in television.

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ground zero, islamic center, religions

All this talk about the mosque reminds me of two things I heard growing up in Nebraska.

I had a 6th grade teacher who referred to American Indians as “sneaky redskins” and our enemies in the Pacific as “dirty Japs.” This abated somewhat after I asked one day in class, “Mrs. G., do you think our parents would like to know that you teach race prejudice?” She faded three shades.

The rest of that year was difficult.

As a war kid, I also heard an uncle of mine endorse a sentiment attributed to our Admiral “Bull” Halsey: “If I met a pregnant Japanese woman, I’d kick her in the belly.”

These are not proud moments in my heritage. But now, I’m genuinely ashamed of us. How sad this whole mosque business is. It doesn’t take much, it seems, to lift the lid and let our home-grown racism and bigotry overflow. We have collectively taken a pratfall on a moral whoopee cushion.

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